5 Ways to Improve Big Law’s Diversity Problem

Diversity has long been a sensitive subject for lawyers at large law firms and in-house departments. Despite repeated efforts to improve the picture over several decades or more, the leadership ranks still look pretty much the same, notably lacking women and minorities.

While bar organizations and firms have launched initiatives to address the issue, employment figures reported by The National Association for Law Placement and The American Lawyer indicate little progress.

Last year, the American Lawyer reported that women represent a little less than 17 percent of the lawyers in equity partnerships in the AmLaw 200. It also found that among 220 law firms ...